Jamestown Rediscovery
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Recovery and Analysis of Jamestown Rediscovery South Churchyard Burials from the 1999 Field Season
Douglas Owsley, Karin Bruwelheide, and Rebecca Kardash
 
3.2.2 Functional Morphology

This individual has moderately pronounced nuchal ridge development. This feature in combination with the cervical vertebral arthritis may indicate a repetitive strenuous activity involving the use of the neck muscles.

Superior expansion, thickening and notching of the superior acetabular rims and joint surfaces, similar to the morphology evident in the innominates of Burial 4 (JR316F), is present.


 



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